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WVU student arrested after violent incident in dorm room
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WDTV) - A West Virginia University student was arrested after a violent incident in a dorm room. Shawn Higginbotham, 19, of Charleston, has been charged with strangulation, according to court documents from Monongalia County. The West Virginia University Police Department responded to Dadisman Hall on November 6 at...
Three Men Cut Deal For Murder Of Imprisoned Whitey Bulger
Three federal prisoners accused of killing Whitey Bulger in a West Virginia prison have reached a plea agreement. Fotios Geas of Springfield, Paul DeCologero and Sean McKinnon are accused of beating the 89-year-old Boston gangster to death in 2018. Details of the plea deal have not been released, but prosecutors...
Suspect steals $1,200 worth of THC from tobacco shop in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WDTV) - The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery at a tobacco and vape shop in Morgantown. Deputies were dispatched to the Tobacco, Vape and Cigar shop on Mid Atlantic Drive in the Cheat Lake area of Morgantown at approximately 3 p.m. Sunday. The suspect...
McClain Delaney, Parrott to face off in November for the 6th District House seat
With all but one district precinct reporting, it appears Democrat April McClain Delaney and Republican Neil Parrott will face off in November for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 6th Congressional District, according to unofficial results reported by the Maryland State Board of Elections. When U.S. Rep. David Trone announced he was running for the Senate, candidates from both parties seemed to come out of the woodwork to vie for his House seat. ...
Monongalia County voters reject bond for Renaissance Academy
Monongalia County voters have rejected a Board of Education bond that would have funded a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Career Technical Education (CTE) training center called the Renaissance Academy.
WVDOT says I-79 widening project nearing completion, discusses upcoming projects
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - The massive widening project on Interstate 79 is nearing completion in Harrison, Marion and Monongalia counties, according to the West Virginia Department of Transportation. I-79 is being widened to three lanes in both directions from South Fairmont to the Pennsylvania line, officials said. The widening is...
Heinz History Center, Pitt, WVU awarded national grant to support Italian-American research
A $50,000 grant was awarded to the Senator John Heinz History Center and its partners at the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University to support and grow the Italian Diaspora Archive Resource Map project.
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